Bike/Moho Sat Nav

[Beany 996]

Morning Fellow Bikers
I would be grateful for any info with switchable sat navs, last summer I sold my 1290gt super-duke down to an imminent hip replacement. That was done mid Jan and now feeling more confident have just bought a GSXF 1000 to polish in the garage. Previously I used a Zumo on the bike and the moho but I let that go with the bike.
We have been waiting for our new moho to be delivered since last september (on a Fiat base )but I now need a new sat nav as I like to do preplanned routes so am wondering if I bought Garmin or Tom Tom motorcycle unit could the camper maps be added so I could be used in both vehicles.
Thanks

 

[WESTY66]

Im not technical enough to answer that but I’ve had a few problems with my Garmin 785 camper, enough so that I daren’t upload routes or even update it via Garmin express, but it has all the dimensions of the van and a lot of good camper things on it.
So I run a 13 yr old Garmin zumo 660 MC satnav alongside which I can upload routes and update it via a computer, so can follow the 660 for a route and follow the camper for the guidance regarding size and stopover points.

 

[62272]

We had a Garmin camper and used many times in France, took us down some very strange routes unsuitable for a motorhome (checked settings and they were correct). Stopped using that and just use a standard TomTom dash mounted cheapie, works perfectly well, and if it tries to send you down a road that doesnt look right just ignore it and it sorts itself out and finds a main road route.

 

[LesW]

Too late now, but you should have kept your Zumo, I use my 660 in the Moho as well as my Garmin Camper.

I prefer the way the Zumo doesn't automatically recalculate when going off my preplanned route... a serious flaw in the Camper satnavs... Other than that the Camper satnavs are OK.

 

[BikerGraham]

like most others I also have separate sat nav's. The bike specific one for the bike (Navigator 6 on the BMW) and a camper 780 for the motorhome where the dimensions can be added.

They seem to select different routes based on their intended use too. Twisty's for the bike

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[ChrisL]

Why not just use your phone to navigate? I have a phone mount on the bike that has a wireless charger in it, google maps is free and I believe you can import routes or waze is also free, in the van i use an android tablet with co pilot caravan, once it's set up correctly for your vehicle it works well and hasn't taken me anywhere I shouldn't be, it has regular updates of both maps and software and still works fine on my seven year old Samsung Tab 2.

 

[Westbarn1]

As above, I use the Garmin Camper, which I don't entirely trust and a Garmin XT M/C satnav. Either are also suitable to be used with the Garmin wireless rear view camera.